(19)
(11) EP 0 768 027 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
16.07.1997 Bulletin 1997/29

(43) Date of publication A2:
16.04.1997 Bulletin 1997/16

(21) Application number: 96203466.6

(22) Date of filing: 20.04.1993
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)6A01K 1/12, A01J 5/017
(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE DK FR GB NL SE

(30) Priority: 21.04.1992 NL 9200714

(62) Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
93201126.5 / 0567191

(71) Applicant: C. van der Lely N.V.
NL-3155 PD Maasland (NL)

(72) Inventor:
  • van der Lely, Cornelis
    6300 ZUG (CH)

(74) Representative: Mulder, Herman 
Octrooibureau Van der Lely N.V. Weverskade 10
3155 PD Maasland
3155 PD Maasland (NL)

 
Remarks:
This application was filed on 06 - 12 - 1996 as a divisional application to the application mentioned under INID code 62.
 


(54) A Construction for automatically milking animals


(57) The invention relates to a construction for automatically milking animals, cows in particular. The construction includes a mobile milking box (9), which comprises a milking robot (25). The milking box further includes a movable expelling device (26) with a first arm (27) which is pivotal about an upwardly directed shaft and preferably a second arm (28) which is applied at or near the end of the first arm (27) and is pivotal relative to this first arm (27). By means of these arms (27, 28) animals are compelled to move from a pasture section to the milking box.







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